Top States Where Georgia Residents Are Relocating: A Comprehensive Look

Top States Where Georgia Residents Are Relocating: A Comprehensive Look

According to 11alive, Georgia’s population growth has been notable for a long time, with a consistent trend of more people moving to the state than leaving it. However, despite this influx, a significant number of residents do choose to relocate elsewhere. Annual data from the Census Bureau reveals where these former Georgians are headed.

The states attracting the most Georgia transplants are not surprising: neighboring states like Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, and South Carolina top the list. Additionally, large population states such as Texas, New York, and California also rank high.

More intriguingly, the net migration pattern indicates that Georgia had a net loss of 3,000 residents to Kentucky in 2022. While Georgia generally experiences a positive migration balance with most states, it shows a net negative pattern with more conservative states, including Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, and South Dakota.

Below is a detailed map and lists outlining where Georgia residents are moving. The lists first display the states by the total number of departing residents, followed by an alphabetical list. The final section provides a summary of net migration to and from Georgia.

Which States People in Georgia Are Leaving For | List by Number

  • Florida: 39,990
  • Alabama: 23,155
  • North Carolina: 22,551
  • Texas: 22,324
  • South Carolina: 19,121
  • Tennessee: 14,770
  • California: 11,002
  • New York: 8,889
  • Illinois: 7,424
  • Virginia: 6,689
  • Washington: 5,574
  • Kentucky: 4,941
  • Ohio: 4,155
  • Connecticut: 3,478
  • Michigan: 3,404
  • Missouri: 3,395
  • Colorado: 3,360
  • Kansas: 3,284
  • Louisiana: 3,215
  • Maryland: 3,193
  • Mississippi: 3,094
  • Arizona: 3,046
  • Pennsylvania: 2,982
  • West Virginia: 2,903
  • Hawaii: 2,823
  • Oklahoma: 2,576
  • Indiana: 2,326
  • D.C.: 2,289
  • South Dakota: 2,134
  • Massachusetts: 2,024
  • Puerto Rico: 1,642
  • Idaho: 1,548
  • Oregon: 1,230
  • New Mexico: 1,162
  • Wisconsin: 1,064
  • New Jersey: 961
  • Minnesota: 892
  • Nevada: 842
  • Alaska: 834
  • Montana: 563
  • Arkansas: 497
  • Nebraska: 447
  • North Dakota: 433
  • Wyoming: 425
  • New Hampshire: 416
  • Utah: 398
  • Maine: 358
  • Delaware: 293
  • Iowa: 289
  • Vermont: 143
  • Rhode Island: 36

Which States People in Georgia Are Leaving For | List by Alphabetical Order

  • Alabama: 23,155
  • Alaska: 834
  • Arizona: 3,046
  • Arkansas: 497
  • California: 11,002
  • Colorado: 3,360
  • Connecticut: 3,478
  • Delaware: 293
  • D.C.: 2,289
  • Florida: 39,990
  • Hawaii: 2,823
  • Idaho: 1,548
  • Illinois: 7,424
  • Indiana: 2,326
  • Iowa: 289
  • Kansas: 3,284
  • Kentucky: 4,941
  • Louisiana: 3,215
  • Maine: 358
  • Maryland: 3,193
  • Massachusetts: 2,024
  • Michigan: 3,404
  • Minnesota: 892
  • Mississippi: 3,094
  • Missouri: 3,395
  • Montana: 563
  • Nebraska: 447
  • Nevada: 842
  • New Hampshire: 416
  • New Jersey: 961
  • New Mexico: 1,162
  • New York: 8,889
  • North Carolina: 22,551
  • North Dakota: 433
  • Ohio: 4,155
  • Oklahoma: 2,576
  • Oregon: 1,230
  • Pennsylvania: 2,982
  • Puerto Rico: 1,642
  • Rhode Island: 369
  • South Carolina: 19,121
  • South Dakota: 2,134
  • Tennessee: 14,770
  • Texas: 22,324
  • Utah: 398
  • Vermont: 143
  • Virginia: 6,689
  • Washington: 5,574
  • West Virginia: 2,903
  • Wisconsin: 1,064
  • Wyoming: 425

Net Migration to Georgia List

Positive Migration

  • California: +14,958
  • Florida: +11,390
  • New York: +7,646
  • Virginia: +7,515
  • New Jersey: +7,334
  • Pennsylvania: +6,241
  • Tennessee: +4,015
  • Illinois: +3,672
  • Maryland: +3,513
  • Washington: +3,187
  • Indiana: +2,611
  • Nevada: +2,515
  • Michigan: +2,412
  • Utah: +2,355
  • Colorado: +2,059
  • Texas: +1,430
  • Massachusetts: +1,275
  • Louisiana: +1,211
  • Wisconsin: +1,113
  • Ohio: +1,066
  • Missouri: +946
  • Minnesota: +933
  • North Carolina: +624
  • New Hampshire: +470
  • Montana: +403
  • Oregon: +364
  • Delaware: +292
  • Nebraska: +265
  • Iowa: +241
  • Arkansas: +34

Negative Migration

  • Kentucky: -3,000
  • Alabama: -2,124
  • South Dakota: -1,837
  • Kansas: -1,422
  • West Virginia: -1,268
  • Arizona: -1,248
  • Puerto Rico: -1,188
  • Mississippi: -1,108
  • D.C.: -1,046
  • Connecticut: -952
  • South Carolina: -793
  • Alaska: -624
  • Oklahoma: -499
  • Idaho: -497
  • Rhode Island: -251
  • North Dakota: -215
  • Hawaii: -181
  • Wyoming: -143
  • Vermont: -143 (Note: Vermont is listed as having sent 0 residents to Georgia in 2022)
  • New Mexico: -133
  • Maine: -86